Managing Stressors

What is stress?

• Stress is what you feel when you're sleeping.

• Stress is what you feel when you're watching your favorite movie.

• Stress is what you feel when you're excited.

• Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something.

What can cause stress?

• Petting your cat.

• Taking a test.

• Watching the sunset.

• Eating dessert.

How can you help yourself manage stress?

Select all that apply.

• Get enough sleep

• Eat well

• Eat junk food

• Exercise

Why is it important to manage your stress?

Check all that apply.

• It is better for my health.

• Stress makes me feel good.

• I will be less irritable.

• When I am stressed it makes people want to be around me.

It is important to know what my stressors are.

• True

• False

Which part of the autonomic nervous system enacts the fight or flight response?

• Parasympathetic

• Unsympathetic

• Sympathetic

• Empathetic

Breathing is one way to help manage your stress.

• False

• True

Please select all the examples of mindfulness

• Focusing on your breathing

• Acknowledging your thoughts, feelings, and sensations

• Accepting your thoughts, feelings, and sensations

• Not acknowledging your thoughts or feelings.

The Parasympathetic nervous system is also know as

• Fight or flight

• Read and Digest

• Rest and Digest

• Freeze

The sympathetic nervous system

• Increases heart rate

• Decreases blood pressure

• Prepares the body for resting

• Pupils decrease in size